Agriculture Report - Mangrove Trees Fight Poverty in Eritrean Village 农业报道 - 厄立特里亚的农村利用红树对抗贫困 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报

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A bi-partisan group including two former U.S. Senators and the wife of Republican hopeful John McCain are in Rwanda to witness some of the successful development projects taking place there. Thomas Rippe reports from Kigali. Cindy McCain and John Po

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India Charity Offers Amputees Escape From Poverty Trap Losing a limb is traumatic in any circumstances, but it can become a poverty trap for those without access to advanced medical care. The Indian state of Rajasthan is home to one of the world's la

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World Bank Chief: Fighting Poverty Helps Fight Ebola 世界银行行长称,消除贫困来帮助对抗埃博拉病毒 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the fight against Ebola is a key part of the struggle against poverty and inequality, giving

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A housemaid worked very long hours and only had half a day off each week. Rosanna had to start work at 5:00 am in order to clean and light the fires before the family of the house woke up. Then she laid the table for breakfast while other servants t

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Mango Pits, Coconut Shells Could Generate Electricity 'Very little waste' University of Kentucky plant scientist Seth DeBolt and colleagues wanted to find a fuel that people in poor, rural areas could use to generate electricity. While on a study tri

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By Noel King Kigali 30 October 2007 Some of the world's leading information technology corporations are in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, for what organizers are calling a historic summit focusing on Africa's growing IT sector. Representatives of tech

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By Uma Ramiah Dakar 17 March 2008 In the impoverished west African nation of Senegal, delegates from oil-rich Gulf nations and other Islamic countries have wrapped up a week-long conference. But for many Senegalese, questions remain over whether they

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The United Nations is calling for billions of dollars to be spent by governments to fight climate change and greenhouse gasses to stem rising global temperatures. Smoke is seen rising from chimneys of the largest metal working company in Bulgaria (F

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Global recognition including the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom has not kept Muhammad Yunus from his main goal - getting people out of poverty with the help of small loan-interest loans. The Nobel Laureate announced that his

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South Korea's president is donating his personal assets to charity. The former corporate executive has set up a foundation to disperse his fortune of $26 million. From Seoul, Jason Strother has the story. South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak Presiden

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Africa Sees Strong Economic Growth The World Bank says while the global economic recovery remains slow, sub-Saharan African countries continue to grow at a strong pace. The bank has released its latest economic forecast for the region. Four years aft

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In Rwanda, Reform Progressing on Many Fronts 卢旺达多方面改革进行中 KIGALI In a checkout line at Kigali's Nakumatt shopping center, employees pack groceries in paper bags. After non-biodegradable polythene bags were banned in 2008, owners

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Report: Natural Disasters Worsen Poverty 报告称自然灾害加剧贫困 A new report says hundreds of millions of extremely poor people could be at the mercy of natural disasters in the coming years. It says unless they are better prepared to face

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 May 2006 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says information technology can be Africa's ticket out of poverty. The president spoke at an award ceremony in which he and the m

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 03 May 2007 Two new reports by international financial institutions say extreme poverty could be eliminated in Asia by the year 2020. Claudia Blume in Hong Kong looks at the reasons for the optimism, and the challenges that

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Mexico's southernmost State of Chiapas is beautiful and well endowed with natural resources. It has all the elements for success. And, yet, it is the poorest region in the country. The reasons for this are many including a large indigenous populatio

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Dignitaries from around the world gathered in Washington Sunday to launch an ambitious project aimed at ending global poverty among women. 来自世界各地的各界知名人士星期天聚集在美国首都华盛顿,共同启动一项雄心勃勃的

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The world's biggest humanitarian prize has been awarded to BRAC, the largest non-profit organization in the developing world. The 2008 Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million honors BRAC, a Bangladeshi-based NGO, for its achievements in helping to

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By Ivana Kuhar Washington 11 July 2007 World Bank Governance report According to the World Bank, a number of countries are making progress in improving governance and fighting corruption. In a new report released Tuesday, the World Bank says good gov

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